Professional Biography

Alan D. Smith Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.8410

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    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.8410

    ADSmith@perkinscoie.com

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Experience

News

  • 08.17.2023
    Best Lawyers® 2024 Recognizes 388 Perkins Coie Lawyers
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 388 of its lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024. A total of 275 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 113 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
  • 06.01.2023
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2023 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
  • 06.01.2022
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2022 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
  • 08.26.2021
    Best Lawyers® 2022 Recognizes 367 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
  • 05.20.2021
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2021 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
  • 08.20.2020
    Best Lawyers® 2021 Recognizes 358 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 358 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021. A total of 290 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 68 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
  • 04.27.2020
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2020 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.
  • 03.17.2020
    Perkins Coie Attorneys Mentioned in Law360 - 3 Firms Drive Costco's $1B Deal for Delivery & Logistics Biz
    General News

    Law360

    Perkins Coie served as legal advisor to Costco in a deal where the company agreed to buy logistics and delivery services provider Innovel for $1 billion. 

  • 08.15.2019
    Best Lawyers® 2020 Recognizes 283 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
  • 05.01.2019
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2019 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2019, the firm is recognized in 52 practice areas and 139 individual attorneys.
  • 08.20.2018
    Best Lawyers® 2019 Recognizes 277 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 277 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
  • 05.03.2018
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2018 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.
  • 02.06.2018
    Alan Smith Quoted In Law360 - ID Screener Spurned By Navy Gets Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
    General News

    Law360

    Alan Smith was quoted in the Law360 article, "ID Screener Spurned By Navy Gets Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed," regarding Fortior Solutions Chapter 11 plan.
  • 08.15.2017
    35 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
  • 08.15.2017
    Best Lawyers® 2018 Recognizes 281 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 281 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.
  • 05.26.2017
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms In 2017 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2017, the firm is recognized in 40 practice areas and 131 individual attorneys were recognized.
  • 08.15.2016
    Best Lawyers® 2017 Recognizes 252 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
  • 05.27.2016
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2016 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2016, the firm is recognized in 37 practice areas and 127 individual attorneys were recognized.
  • 08.17.2015
    Best Lawyers® 2016 Recognizes 245 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.
  • 05.19.2015
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2015 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington
  • California
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Education

  • The University of Chicago Law School, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1979, Associate Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1977 - 79
  • Princeton University, A.B., Chemistry, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1974